Property & Citizenship Services
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Legal Turkey’s immigration and real estate lawyer team represents foreign individuals throughout the process of obtaining Turkish citizenship with our unique understanding and deep knowledge of the requirements and procedures necessary to become a Turkish citizen. Since 2015, we have provided high-quality immigration services in addition to our leading expertise in real estate transactions in the market.
We not only provide consultancy on legal aspects of the real estate transactions but also with our business partners in the real estate industry, we provide service on purchase, pre-acquisition phase of these transactions.
Turkish Citizenship by Investment
Legal Turkey provides assistance to clients with their investment based Turkish citizenship applications. Turkish citizenship can be acquired by investment in Turkey by following means:
- Purchasing real estate for a minimum of USD 400.0000 or its equivalent in foreign currency, under the condition that an annotation is put on the immovable property in land register records saying that it will not be sold for three years.
- Depositing a minimum of USD 500.000 or its equivalent in foreign currency or Turkish Lira in Turkish banks with the condition that it not be withdrawn for three years.
Legal Services for Property Purchase Transactions
Legal Turkey will assist its client in the purchase of the property in Turkey. This section sets out our understanding of the work in relation to Purchase Transactions which we provide as Legal Turkey to our clients. Services performed for the purchase transactions are as follow:
- Contract management between buyer and seller. Due diligence for purchase clearance and buyer safeness.
- Getting evaluation report for purchase taken by inspector who licensed by government.
- Obtain title deed from directorate of land registry on behalf of client
- Getting confirmation letter from Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkish Republic.
Sale and Purchase of Property in Turkey
Turkey is full of great property opportunities in different cities which can be purchased. As a Legal Turkey team we guide our clients to find best deals and come up with the most beneficial offers according to clients desire.
Legal Turkey provides its consultancy services with years of experience in the real estate market. We provide legal consultancy in both seller and purchaser side. We provide due diligence for purchase clearance and provide contract management during all of the purchase process of the buyer.
How to Issue PoA to buy property in Turkey?
Power of attorney which will be used for title deed application has to be issued in your country’s official language. Our team will be guiding you to clear out your country’s official language according to Turkish law. Your picture has to be on the POA and picture has to be stamped with the notary’s stamp. The POA must be stamped and authenticated from your country ministry of foreign affairs and the Turkish Embassy in your country or you must Apostille the papers according to Apostille Convention Hauge Treaty Convention 12.
Application to Turkish Residence Permit
Foreigners who intend to extend their stay in Turkey beyond the time limit specified in their visa, those who require a visa exemption or intend to stay for more than ninety days must obtain a residence permit.
Our lawyers specialized in immigration assist clients from all around the world for their Turkish Residence permit applications. Our legal team assisted all stages of the application process for Turkish residence permit for years.
Foreigners can apply for short-term or long-term residence permits in Turkey. Foreigners who own real estate in Turkey or intend to establish a business or make business connections in Turkey can apply for a short term residence permit with reaching our legal team.
Short-term residence permits are issued for a maximum of two years as a principle. However, foreigners who intend to invest in Turkey in amounts and scopes attested by the Council of Ministers, along with their spouse and children, may be granted a five-year short-term residence permit. Furthermore, these investors may apply for acquisition of Turkish citizenship or a long-term residence permit.
Foreigners who have continuously resided in Turkey for at least eight years can apply for a long-term residence permit. Long-term residence permits are issued indefinitely; therefore, no extension application is required. Contact to our firm to know more about Turkish residence permit application criterias and procedure.
Due Diligence for Property Purchase
There is a legal audit service or Due diligence of real estate objects in Turkey. This service is due to the fact that when buying property, a person invests significant funds compared to the cost of such an inspection, and therefore, in most cases, such a person wants to understand the entire history of the occurrence of the property, as well as take into account all possible risks in the event of its further use or sale.
Our legal team assist our client’s due diligence inquiries very efficiently and with due diligence service Legal Turkey ensure its clients’ real estate investments in Turkey. Our team provides following services under Due Diligence of the real estate.
